soil map units where 32A Melimeli is dominant
Soil properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Viti Levu |
| Landscape position | Terraces of the major floodplains in the lowlands and foothills |
| Soil parent material | organic materials over high quartz sands |
| Slope | Flat to near level (0-1°). Smooth microrelief. |
| Surface outcrops | No surface rock outcrops. No surface stones or boulders. |
| Brief soil profile description | - |
| Soil profile texture | 0-76cm fibrous peat. 76-99cm mucky fibrous peat. 99-154cm muck. 154-168cm clayey muck. |
| Minimum effective rooting depth | <30cm. Note seasonal high water table and low nutrient status. |
| Soil pH (acidity) | 0-99cm extremely acid. 99-168cm strongly acid. |
| Salinity | Non saline. |
| Soil fertility under natural conditions | Potassium (K) very low below 30cm. |
| Soil moisture regime | aquic |
| Susceptibility to drought | Soil moisture deficits are rarely experienced. |
| Soil drainage | Ponded. |
| Susceptibility to waterlogging | In normal years the water table is at (summer months) or never within 30cm of the ground surface. |
| Susceptibility to flooding | Due to permanent high watertables flooding can occur for up to 120 days during the months of November to April. Sedimentation floods have a 1 in 100 year return period. |
